From a VENDO stall · 26 October 2026
Buy 2 bánh xèo, get a free iced tea
Weekday afternoons at Bà Sáu's cart. Order through VENDO.
By VENDO Newsroom
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Bà Sáu pours her bánh xèo on a cast-iron pan, crisp at the edges and full of shrimp and bean sprouts. Order two on weekday afternoons through VENDO and the iced tea is on her. Show your order at the cart.
Bà Sáu keeps four pans going at once, each at a slightly different heat, and rotates between them by ear. The batter is rice flour, turmeric and coconut milk, thin enough to lace the edges into a crisp frill. Inside go shrimp, pork belly, onion and a handful of bean sprouts that stay just short of soft.
“The sound tells me when it is ready. If you can hear it crackle, it is right.”
A pan that never cools
Each bánh xèo comes with a tray of leafy greens, mustard leaves and herbs for wrapping, and a bowl of sweet-sour dipping sauce. Eating one is a small procedure: tear a piece, wrap it in a leaf with a few herbs, dip, and eat it in one go. She will show first-timers, usually without being asked.
The two-for-one iced tea offer is aimed at the slow weekday afternoons, when the lunch crowd has gone and the cart has time to cook properly. Ordering through VENDO lets her see the number of plates before she pours the batter, which cuts waiting and waste.
Pork-free and shrimp-free versions are possible if you flag them in the order, and the stall page lists what each plate contains. The cart sits at a shaded corner with a few low stools; arrive between two and five and you will likely get a seat.
